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Why is Jesus called “the True Vine” (John 15:1)?

The answer

St. John Chrysostom says, “He made mention of the root in no other connection than that they might learn that nothing can be done without His power and that they must be united to Him by faith as the branch is to the vine.”⁷⁷⁷

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁷⁷⁷ St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 76 (John 14:31–15:10) (FOTC 41:317).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.